Suggestions for Teaching

Ask students to list the different options Adam had after he knew that Eve had partaken of the forbidden fruit. Why did Adam choose to partake? (see Moses 4:12, 18). What would have happened if he had decided not to partake? How was Adam able to make the right choice?

Have students read Moses 4:13–17and discuss the changes that came upon Adam and Eve after they partook of the forbidden fruit (see also Alma 42:2–10). In what ways were these changes good? (see 2 Nephi 2:25; Moses 5:10–11). How was the Fall a glorious step forward, not backward, for Adam and Eve and all mankind?

Review Moses 3:17; 4:15–19and help students understand that while God gave Adam and Eve freedom to choose, He also made them accountable for their choices. What questions did God ask Adam and Eve in Moses 4:15, 17, 19? How did these questions help Adam and Eve give an accounting of their actions? Why does Heavenly Father want His children to understand their accountability for their actions?